Hats off
Issaquah 8th-grader donates hair
Marisa Katagiri, an 8th-grader at Inglewood Junior High School, had her first major haircut at the Sammamish Great Clips recently.
She cut off a foot of hair and donated it to the nonprofit Locks of Love. which takes human hair donations and creates wigs for children who have lost their hair due to illness.
Marisa still has enough hair to pull back into a ponytail.
Guidelines for donating hair: it must be at least 10 inches long when pulled straight; it must not be bleached; hair should be in a ponytail or bread when donated.
For more information on Locks of Love, go to www.locksoflove.com.
Issaquah student receives scholarship
Mackenzie Odegaard, an Issaquah resident and student at Bellevue Christian School, was awarded the Calvin Honors Scholorship from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Calvin is listed as one of the country’s top Christian, liberal-arts colleges, according to U.S. News & World Report, and one of the best colleges in the country.
She will attend in the fall.
Sound Transit proposes changes
Sound Transit officials are seeking public comment on several proposed changes for 2009, including changes to bus routes serving Issaquah and the opening of the light rail system.
Proposed bus route changes will affect three routes connecting Issaquah to Bellevue, downtown Seattle and North Seattle. The changes to ST Express Route 554 are: changing the location of the Eastgate Park-and-Ride stop to the HOV direct access ramp platforms and increasing weekday service from every half hour to every 15 minutes at midday between Seattle and Issaquah. Changes to ST Express Route 555 and 556 are: consolidating Eastgate Park-and-Ride stops at the HOV direct access ramp platforms and rerouting buses to Bellevue Way Southeast and the South Bellevue Park-and-Ride.
Sound Transit would also like suggestions for light rail service hours.
Two meetings to discuss these proposals will be held, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 20 at 401 South Jackson St. in Seattle, and from noon to 12:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at the same location.
To comment without attending a meeting, e-mail Sound Transit at fastride@soundtransit.com, call 1-866-940-4387, or send mail to Carol Masnik at Sound Transit, 401 South Jackson St. Seattle, WA 98104.
520 Tolling Committee to present to public
Community members are invited from 5-6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25 to the Issaquah Council Chambers at City Hall South for a presentation about tolling on Highway 520.
Attendees are invited to ask questions and provide input to representatives from the 520 Tolling Implementation Committee, who will be collecting feedback.
A formal presentation about the tolling project will be presented at 6 p.m. that day to the Issaquah City Council at the Committee-of-the-Whole meeting.
Citizens can also submit opinions with an online survey through Nov. 30. For more information, go to build520.org.
AAA collecting toiletry donations
AAA Washington is kicking off its new “Soap for Hope” donation drive to collect toiletry items and distribute them to persons in need via local shelters, food banks and other charitable organizations. Donations may be dropped off at the AAA Issaquah office located at 405 N.W. Gilman Blvd., Suite 102, starting Nov. 12. Donations made at the Issaquah office will benefit the Eastside Domestic Violence Program.
Toiletry items such as soap, shampoo, conditioner, lotion, toothpaste and deodorant will be accepted at all AAA locations, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Unopened, travel and full-size items will be accepted.
For more information or for a complete list of AAA locations, please visit AAA.com or call 1-800-562-2582.
